Tottenham enter Thursday’s clash at Aspmyra Stadion as favourites, aiming to secure their spot in the Europa League final in Bilbao. Check out our Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham prediction and preview ahead of the game.
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Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham: Preview
Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham Preview: Tottenham aim to finish what they started on home turf last week when they travel to Bodø/Glimt for the second leg of their Europa League semi-final tie. Ange Postecoglou’s side claimed a 3-1 victory at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, putting themselves firmly in control ahead of Thursday’s return leg at Aspmyra Stadion.
History backs Spurs to book their place in the 21 May final at San Mamés. Since the Europa League rebrand in the 2009-10 season, teams that secured a home win by two or more goals in the first leg of a knockout tie have progressed on 83 out of 92 occasions. Notably, all eight semi-finalists in that position have gone on to reach the final.
Spurs edged out Eintracht Frankfurt 1-0 in their last away Europa League outing during the quarter-finals, but they haven’t recorded back-to-back away wins in major European competition since November 2013—when they notched three consecutive Europa League victories. The last time they achieved that feat in a knockout setting was back in March 2008, during the UEFA Cup.
Bodø/Glimt’s Home Form and Comeback Hopes
Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham Preview: Bodø/Glimt have lost seven of their last 12 European knockout matches (W3, D2), but they claimed all three of those victories at home—including a 2-0 win over Lazio in the quarter-finals.
Kjetil Knutsen’s side have dominated at home in European competition, winning nine of their last 10 matches on their own turf (L1), including qualifiers. They scored at least twice in all but one of those games—a 2-1 defeat to Qarabag during this season’s league phase.
No team in this season’s Europa League has scored more home goals than the Norwegian side (19). Since the tournament’s 2009-10 rebrand, only Bayer Leverkusen have managed more in a single campaign, netting 21 at home during the 2023-24 season.
Kasper Høgh stands out as a vital figure in Bodø/Glimt’s push for a historic comeback. He has scored seven times in this season’s Europa League—joint-most with Olympiacos’ Ayoub El Kaabi and Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes. Høgh boasts a 50% shot conversion rate, the highest among players with at least three goals in the competition this season. Only Rangers defender James Tavernier has matched that goal tally with a better rate (53.8%) in a single Europa League campaign (2021–22).
Bodø/Glimt receive a boost with the return of captain Patrick Berg and Hakon Evjen, both back from suspension. Andreas Helmersen also re-enters the squad after serving a ban for his red card against Lazio.
Spurs in Command After First-Leg Advantage
Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham Preview: The first-leg triumph marked Tottenham’s eighth Europa League win of the season—already a joint club record. They now stand one victory away from setting a new benchmark for most wins in a single European campaign.
Dominic Solanke has stood out in Europe this season, contributing eight goal involvements (4 goals, 4 assists)—the most by any Spurs player in a single European campaign since Carlos Vinícius tallied nine (6 goals, 3 assists) in the 2020–21 Europa League.
Tottenham expect Solanke to be available after he was forced off during the first leg. However, James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall likely won’t feature again this season, and captain Son Heung-min remains a major doubt.
Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham: Head-to-Head
These sides met for the first time in European competition during their first-leg encounter.
Tottenham extended their perfect record against Norwegian opposition in major European competition by securing a 3-1 win, making it five victories from five. They haven’t faced teams from any other country more frequently while maintaining a 100% win rate.
Meanwhile, Bodø/Glimt have lost all four of their clashes with English opponents. That includes their only home fixture against an English side—a 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in October 2022.
In each of the other three losses, the Norwegian side conceded exactly three goals.
Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham: Team News and Predicted Lineup
Bodø/Glimt – Team News
Kjetil Knutsen will welcome back captain Patrick Berg, midfielder Håkon Evjen, and striker Andreas Helmersen, all of whom served suspensions during the first leg in North London. With no domestic fixture over the weekend, Bodø/Glimt used the extended break to fully focus on Thursday’s decisive clash, entering the match well-rested and nearly at full strength—only Daniel Bassi remains unavailable.
Kasper Høgh, who has netted 14 goals this season—including nine in UEFA competition—has found the target against the likes of RFS, Jagiellonia Białystok, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Porto, Twente, and Olympiacos. As the joint top scorer in the Europa League with seven goals, the Danish forward now aims to add Tottenham to that growing list of victims.
Bodø/Glimt – Predicted Lineup
- Goalkeper – Haikin
- Defenders – Sjøvold, Gundersen, Bjørtuft, Bjørkan
- Midfielders – Berg, Saltnes, Evjen
- Forwards – Blomberg, Hauge, Høgh
Tottenham – Team News
James Maddison, who scored in the first leg, sustained a knee injury during the match and now looks set to miss the remainder of the season—a significant blow for Tottenham, particularly if they reach the final. Maddison joins Lucas Bergvall and Radu Drăgușin on the list of confirmed absentees.
Son Heung-min and Dominic Solanke, both nursing minor fitness issues, missed the weekend’s clash with West Ham United but should be available to contribute in some capacity against Bodø/Glimt. Ange Postecoglou rotated heavily for that domestic fixture, retaining only Guglielmo Vicario, Yves Bissouma, and Richarlison in the starting XI to keep his core players fresh for Thursday’s critical encounter.
With Maddison and Bergvall sidelined, Dejan Kuluševski is expected to step into the central playmaking role. Richarlison is likely to feature on the left flank again, edging out Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert, who found the net over the weekend. Brennan Johnson, whose first-leg strike marked his 17th goal of the season—including four in the Europa League—will look to extend his scoring run in the Arctic conditions of Aspmyra Stadion.
Tottenham – Predicted Lineup
- Goalkeper – Vicario
- Defenders – Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie
- Midfielders – Bentancur, Bissouma, Kuluševski
- Forwards – Johnson, Solanke, Tel
Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham: Prediction
Teams have overturned a two-goal first-leg deficit only nine times in the 14-year history of the Europa League, but Bodø/Glimt know Tottenham have previously fallen victim to such a comeback.
In the 2020/21 round of 16, Spurs surrendered a 2-0 advantage against Dinamo Zagreb and crashed out 3-2 on aggregate. That collapse remains fresh in their minds, and they’ll be determined to avoid repeating that bitter experience.
Despite their underwhelming Premier League campaign—similar to Manchester United—Tottenham’s run to the semi-finals underlines the Premier League’s overall strength. With a solid first-leg lead, they will aim to finish the job and book their ticket to Bilbao later this month.
Prediction: Bodø/Glimt 1-2 Tottenham
When and Where to Watch Bodø/Glimt vs Tottenham Match? Broadcast and Streaming Details
The UEFA Europa League 2024-25 semi-final second leg between Bodø/Glimt and Tottenham will take place at the Aspmyra Stadion in Nordland county, Norway. The match will take place on May 9 at 12:30 am IST. Sony Network will broadcast it live, and viewers can stream it online via Sony LIV.
FAQs
Tottenham won the first leg 3-1 at home, taking a strong advantage into the second leg.
Bodø/Glimt aim to overturn the deficit, but only nine teams have done so in Europa League history.
No, James Maddison misses the second leg due to a knee injury sustained in the first match.
Kasper Høgh, Patrick Berg, and Håkon Evjen return as key figures for Bodø/Glimt’s comeback hopes.
Dominic Solanke has registered eight goal involvements (4 goals, 4 assists) in European competition.
